Assistant Professor (Sociology)

Loyola University Maryland Main Campus
Full time
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Position Title

Assistant Professor (Sociology)

Employee Type

Regular

Office/Department

Sociology

Work Environment

Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Position Duties

The Department of Sociology at Loyola University Maryland invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor to begin July 2025. Tenure-track faculty teach three courses per semester and actively engage in research in the area of their scholarly interest. In addition to teaching and research expectations, tenure-track faculty have the opportunity to serve on the committees at both departmental and university levels and mentor undergraduate students. Funds are available to support research-related expenses and professional travel and may include research start-up costs.

We seek to hire an individual who has research interests in inequality, health, and the social and physical environment, and who makes use of qualitative or quantitative methodologies to explore access to resources, equity of outcomes, and/or activism pertaining to health/medicine. Successful applicants will also have the desire to teach sociological theory, introductory sociology, and an introductory course in society and policy as an introduction to environmental studies. While the department is open to any focus, special consideration will be given to applicants who can extend the department’s global focus or focus on the ways in which race, gender, and class intersect to impact health outcomes at a systemic level. For more information about the department’s mission, learning aims, and commitment to diversity, visit https://www.loyola.edu/academics/sociology/about/

Required Qualifications:

earned doctorate no later than July 2025, with subject matter expertise; (2) the ability to teach courses in health and the social and physical environment, social theory, introductory sociology; (3) prior teaching experience and evidence of teaching effectiveness; (4) the ability to create a sense of inclusion and belonging in the classroom, and to uphold the departmental commitment to racial justice; (5) strong commitment to excellence in teaching, including employment of high impact teaching practices; (6) ability to contribute to the Jesuit educational mission of the department and university.

Preferred Qualifications:

The search committee is especially interested in candidates who will contribute to Loyola University Maryland’s stated goal of equity and inclusion of the academic community. We seek a broad spectrum of candidates, including but not limited to women, people of color, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, first-generation college students, those with non-traditional career paths, and those who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University’s Jesuit mission and values. For more information about our values please visit: https://www.loyola.edu/about/mission

Department Description:

The Department of Sociology offers a major and minor in sociology and contributes to several interdisciplinary programs including global studies, forensics, peace and justice studies, gender and sexuality studies. The Sociology Department is committed to racial justice, which extends to its approach to instruction, and to student writing and high impact teaching practices, including service learning, simulations and problem solving.

Compensation Range:

$74,500.00 - $77,000.00

How to Apply:

Application review will begin on 31 October, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Materials:

Submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vita, 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness 4) a statement of teaching philosophy that explicitly addresses the position summary and incorporates a clear understanding of Loyola’s Jesuit mission and 5) unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Candidates will be contacted to provide three letters of reference that comment on teaching ability.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

University Description

Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Diversity Statement

Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.

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